cnn.com - 12/27/2008
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The title of the song about President-elect Barack Obama was drawn from a Los Angeles Times column.
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Why Do the GOP Hate America?
Bitch. Ph.D. —
... I don't know if you've heard the latest bit of GOP propaganda but I'm not going to link to it directly cause its a bunch of racist bullshit. ...
Do You Believe in Magic?
Comments from Left Field —
... to a dusky proxy (and/or disingenuously hiding behind the ’satire’ bulwark) automatically absolves them of any personal responsibility for their actions. Well, we have ...
The Week in News: The GOP's Humor Deficit
culturekitchen - fresh dissent served daily —
- Barack the Magic Negro "Joke" exposes the GOP's true colors: Conservatives are not, never were, and never will be funny.
- Diane Feinstein prefers pro-torture CIA Drector, but will accept Panetta nomination -- if you twist her arm... or waterboard Her.
- Topless Obama: Good news for fans of Obama (and his pecs). Obama says appearing shirtless "goes with this job." Heeeeello!
- Bush calls his No Child Left Behind Plan a "liberation" [of children from education].
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